The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

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recreation.
THREE of the candidates for Governor in Ohio
are Methodists. namely: Foraker. Republican !;
Powell. Democrat, and Sharp, Prohibitionist
BUFFALO BILL intends to give a fall season in
Paris and q winter season in the Coliseum in
Rome. His European engagements extend over
three years
MARY f. SPRAao FRAZER is the only woman
lawyer of Cleveland o. Miss Frazer is said
to enjoy as remuneratiye practice as Belva
Lockwood.
TID-BITs: John Taylor has been buried in
Salt Lake City. and his wife. who followed the
hearse in sixteen carriages, will retire to several
adjoining towns to hide her grief.
Mr. JUSTICE GRAY is a confirmed bachelor.
He once sued Miss Kemb BILE Butler it is said, but
was non-suted. Since then he has worn the true
blue over the Gray. Romance is not dead on the
Supreme Benefit is merely slumbering.
A PHOTOGRAPH said to be one of the largest
in the world, has been taken of the United
States Treasury building at Washington. It
measures seven feet by four and is to be pre-
sented to exSecretary of the Treasury, Daniel
E. Manning.
CINCINNATI is to have a monument to the
memory of President Harrison. Artists are
now at work on the designs, and selection will
be made The statue will be unveiled in
the fall of 1853, on the centennial anniversary
of the city of Cincinnati.
MATTHIAS SPLITLoe, of Splitlog City, McDon-
aid county. Missouri is full blooded Wyandotte
Indian and millionaire. He is engaged with
others now in building railroad from Kansas
City to Fort Smith. He is probably the only
Indian railroad man in the United States
DR.. ). H. VINCENT, at Chautauqua: 81
would give my right hand to protect the Roman
Catholics in America in tbs right and privilege
to worship God in any way they may choose, but
I would sacrifice my life rather than that they
should establish their political power in the
land"
THE Froebel Society offers prizes to the
amount of 20 guineas for the best essays the
ethical teaching of Froebel as gathered from his
works. The essays must be sent not later than
November, and addressed to the Froebel secre-
tary, Office of the Journal of Education, Sc Fleet
street, London.
CHAUTAUQUA lodging and boarding houses and
stores OF every kind at Chautauqua have been
obliged to pay a 10 percent assessment to the
management. Mrs. Dawson rebelled, in
junction was served, after a careful hearing it
was dissolved, and cottage holders and business
men feel victory has beer gained.
APPLETON, Wis, which could have the free
postal delivery system, declines the luxury. A
merchant explains it by saving that 1.-The post
Office is the general rendezvous. The old men
go there to talk politics, and the young men go
there to meet their girls, and there is wide
spread desire to have letters carried to the
houses"
ence, Polk county, Oregon, says: This town has
of each is sadly needed here. We had
good dress maker, but she moved to Corvallis,
having property there. The tailor moved to
Albany. and our lawyer was elected district at
torney and had to live in Salem"
CHARLES SUMMERS sweet tooth is the subject
of a paragraph in the reminiscent article ON the
great statesman in the August Cosmopolitan, by
Arnold Burges johnson, for many years his
private secretary. He was especially fond of
chocolate creams. and held that long he
could eat candy his digestion was in excellent
order. He never smoked. and never tasted of
whisky but once
CAPTAIN JOHN ALDEN, of Duxbury, Mass,
seventy four years old, is lineal descendant of
John Alden, who courted Priscilla Mullins for
Miles Standish, and was asked. :'Why don't you
speak for yourself, John. at least says pedi-
gree furnished him by Marcus Alden Tolman, of
Mauch Chunk, another member of the family
Captain Alden says he has the chair in which
John and Priscilla sat when they only needed
one chair, and points out the chair to prove it.
THE senation Mrs. Clevelands visit has
created among the quiet country folk of
Marion, Mass, is very great. Men. women and
children follow her about, stand gazing at her
windows, crowd about her carriage and even
gather on the shore. to watch her as she battles
in the sea. But these honest and admiring
people in no way impudent. They always
show great respect for the Presidents handsome
II their II
meant to be Insulting.
In his memoirs. General Cluseret. the Com
munist, relates that after the Versailles troops
entered Paris he was saved by priest to whom
he had given facilities to see Archbishop Darboy
in his prison. He knocked at his door and
said. You recognize me! You know what 1
at home He provided M. Cluseret with
ecclesiastical costume, kept him for five months
and with the aid of his order got him safely
across the frontier into Belgium.
WILLIAM A. ATKINS, of Provincetown, Mass,
is in control of the smbergris trade of this
country. He is the owner of feet of Cape God
whalers During the last few years these yes
sells have secured large percentage of the
ambergrs which has been brought to market.
AS good ambergris is worth more per ounce than
gold, Mr. Atkins has enjoyed a neat little
monopoly Though he is nearly seventy years
of age he does not look more than fifty. He is
man of intelligence and is very charitable
AN old man of seventy, who occupied garrett
il Paris, died suddenly July g. The police
commssary who called in was leaving the
wretched room after throwing a glance around,
when he accdently overturned old table. the
drawer of which fell out. and with it a stream of
Napoleons, amounting. as it turned out, to 100.-
600 francs. further search in the garrett led
to the discovery of notes and securities repre-
900 900 francs more The old miser
known to receive any one. and is supposed to
leave no heir.
THE Paris Municipal Council has been reading
through the books used in the Paris schools in
order to cut out all passages where the name of
God occurs, or any illusion is made to Christian
doctrines. full list of such passages was
piled three years ago by NJ. Dreyfus, but the re-
cent alterations in the of studies have
rendered new revision necessary. In the text
book Of La Fontane's fables, q verse running
follows: 1.-THE little fish will grow to full size, if
God but grant it lfe," is thus amended-'if one
but grant it life"
QUEEN MARGARET. of Italy. is very anxious
not to appear too youthful At the beginning of
the summer she asked King Humbert whether
she was not growing too old to wear her favorite
style of dress-white muslin THAT point needs
consideration" replied the King. Nothing more
one morning the Kings chamberlain entered the
Queens apartments announcing that he brought
the royal answer to Queen Margaret's inquiry.
The answer consisted of hugh trunk contain
ING six elaborate white muslin dresses from